Judiciary to revisit curbs on affirmative action Indian journalist with over 50 years of newspaper, news agency and television experience.
15 Mar 2021 A man walks past the building of the Indian Supreme Court in New Delhi. File/Reuters Affirmative action, known in local parlance as reservation, is one of the most sensitive issues of modern India. Its roots lie in the caste system, which apologists present as a form of division of labour.
The caste system went way beyond division of labour. It barred social mobility. Education and jobs became the monopoly of a small minority. The vast majority was tied down in particular vocations.
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